COLOSSUS-Class
Light Fleet aircraft carrier ordered from Cammell
Laird, Birkenhead on 7th Aug.1942 and laid down as Yard No 1126 on 3rd Dec. 1942. The ship was launched on 30th Dec.
1943
andwas
the 4th RN ship to carry the name. It had been introduced
in 1784 and had previously been usedin 1899 for a battleship which was sold in 1920 after service during WW1. Build
was completed on17th January 1945 and the ship was
commissioned for service in the Pacific. As
described below this ship served in three navies over a period of 45 years.